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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-27
Our New z. z.

There can be no better evidence of
the truth of The oft asserted theory,
that "in union there is strength. than
that furnished by the Duluth Red
Wing & Southern K. II. Co. during the
past few weeks. The progress made
by the surveying parties is proof that
there IS to be no time wasted, and that
the company propose to see their way
clear for active grading operations as
soon as winter is over and the frost is
out of the way of laborers.
The corps of engineers arrived in
this city Tuesday evening, having sur.
Yeyed through to the st. Croix county
line. The route surveyed is very feas.
IDLE, with easy grades. in no place ex-
ceeding 50 feet to the mile, and ordin-
arily not over 20 feet to the mile. and
the distance but "A miles from the
depot in Red Wing through the city of
River Falls to the county line of st.
Crolx, saving of foe miles 10 distance
over the old survey between the two
POINTS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-27

Mrs. HuntOon is quite sick.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-01-27

opposite Faisnto.ioe. washington. y. c.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
The First Lightning Rod.

If we are to believe an Austrian paper
the first lightning rod was not con-
structed by Franklin, but by monk of
Seuftenbcrg, in Bohemia, named Prohob
Diwisch, who installed an apparatus
June Is, 1854, in the garden Of the Gu
rate Of Prenditz (Moravia). Tine appar-
atus was composed of pole surinounted
by an iron rod supporting twelve curved
up branches, and terminating in as many
metallic boxes, filled with iron ore and
closed by lockwood cover, traversed by
twenty-scven sharp iron points, which
plunged at their base in the ore. All the
system was united to the earth by q
large chain. The enemies of Diwisch,
jealous of his success ut the court of vi
emma, excited the peasants of the locality
against him. and under the pretext that
his lightning rod was the cause of the
great drought, they made him take down
the lightning rod which he had utilized
for six years. What is most curious is
the form of this first lightning rod.
which was Of multiple points like the
one which NJ. Melsu afterward invented.
La Lumiere Electrique.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
Bogus Epileptic Fits.

Epileptic fits are often stimulated by
beggars to excite sympathy, and by
prisoners to avoid work. A few years ago
a combination of a peculiar kind was dis
covered. This consisted of one man who
initiated an epileptic attack while his con-
federates picked the pockets of the spec
tators. whose attention was directed to-
ward the man in apparent commissions
Some of these limitations arc artistically
done; the cry at the outset of the fit, the
fall and violent commissions, together
with frothing at the mouth and the un-
consciousness which should follow real
attack are well simulated. The absolute
insensibility to pain can hardly be imi-
tated. The French police generally de-
tect the simulators by forcing the point
of the thumb nail under that of the sus-
pected dissimulator. This is actually
painful to one who has his senses. while
it can do no harm if the case is one OF
genuine epilepsy. In the real disease, the
pupils of the eyea become widely dilated
when the attack begins; the upper half of
the face is very pale; and there is short
period "a few seconds) when all the
muscles Of the body are rigid before they
are alternately contracted and relaxed in
the fully developed fit. These symptoms
cannot DO feigned, no matter how well
the simulator has studied the disease
Globc-Democrat.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
The Baby Beaxer,. Dam.

II know of a naturalist down in east
ern Maine, said well known Maine
college professor, 'who wouldn't be con-
WINGED that beavers could build dams till
he saw It done with his own eyes. He
Is an awful incredulous fellow, any way.
/ bought baby beaver Of hunter who
traps them, one day, and sent him to my
skeptical friend. He grew greatly at
tached to the little fellow and kept him in
the house. but he often wrote me that his
beaver didn't show any propensity at all
for dam building. One Monday, washing
day, his wife sat leaky pail full Of wa
ter on the kitchen floor. The beaver was
in the kitchen, he was only baby then,
too. and he saw the water oozing out Of
O crack in the pail. He scampered out
into the yard, brought in chip and be-
gan building his dam. The naturalist
was summoned. He watched tho little
fellow, thunderstruck. Said he, Leave
that pail there, wife, till doomsday, if
need be, and let's see what the little fell
low will do The beaver kept at it four
weeks, until he had built a solid dam
clean around the pail. My naturalist
friend is quite q beaver man today. They
say, you know, that way down east
there is beaver dam that 5000, 900
couldn't build the like of. Oh! men
don't know everything. The wasp knew
how to make paper before we did,"
Lewiston Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
Examination Of Teachers for shia-
wassee County for the Year 1887.

All EXAMINATIONS Will OC uClG III tilC
High School Room, Corunna.
Special public examination, Friday.
October a8th, 1887.
Special public examination Friday,
November 25th, 1887.
A limited amount of time will be
given each branch.
Questions will be given to appli
cants in the following order: (I) Or
biography, (a) Arithmetic, (3) Geog.
raphy, (4) United States History, Is,
Theory and Art of Teaching, C,
English Grammar, CD Civil Govern.
ment, (S) Physiology and hygiene, (o)
Penmanship, (Io) Reading.
Examination begging promptly at s
o'clock a. m, and o'clock p. m.
BY order Of the Board of Exami-
ners. G.. r. BRANDT, Chairman,
Byron,
V G.. TANNING, Secretary,
Bancroft
Z. l.. GRIFFITH,
Laingsburg
Bancroft, October 9th, 1887.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

The Progress Medical publishes paper
by Drs, Regnard and Loye on the exam
nation Of the head and body of q convict
Immediately after his decapitation by the
guillotine.
The prisoner was calm to tho last and
not pale, even when his neck was
fixed ready to receive the fatal knife.
Two seconds after the decapitation the
cheeks were still rosy, the eyes wide
open, with moderately dilated pupils, the
mouth firmly closed. When a finger was
placed close to ono eye no change of ex-
preston took place, but ON touching an
eye or the tips of the lashes during the
first five seconds, the lids closed Just as
in life. This reflex could not be excited
from the sixth second after decapitation.
The jaws were tightly closed and could
not be opened by manual force. No SINH
lar muscular contraction could be detected
in the trunk or extremities. One minute
after death the face began to. turn pale,
the Trunk remained flaccid, the carotids
continuing to throw out blood remaining
in the circulatory area. At the end Of
four minutes the face was quite pale, the
upper lids were half closed, the jaws less
firmly clenched than before. The knife
passed through the lower part Of the
fourth cervical vertebra.
These researches show that not trace
of consciousness remains two seconds
after beheading; that reflex movement
of the cornea can be excited for two Sec
onds; that the heart may beat for an
hour, the auricles continuing to pulsate
alone for half that period, and that, put
ting aside the reflex movements of the
eyelid, the contraction of the jaws and
the jets Of blood from the carotids, it
seemed in this case as though corpse
had been decapitated, so inert were the
remains of the convict. Drs. Regnard and
Loye note how calm and free even from
physiological death struggle symptoms is
death by the guillotine. There is not even
asphyxia. British Medical Journal.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
Guardian Sale.

In the matter of the estate of George s. Keyte
an insane person.
Notice Is Hereby Given, That by virtue of q
license to me granted by the Probate Court In and
for the County of Shiawassee In the State OF Mich
sell at Public Auction or yeudue, to the highest
bidder, at my store (front door, on Washington
street in the I'd ward of the City Of Owosso In the
County of Shiawassee, and State aforesaid, on the
18th day OF December, A. D. 1887, at ten o'clock In
the forenoon of that day. subject TO all ncumbrance
by mortgage, or otherwise at the time of the sale
ali the following described real estate, to-wit
An undivided one-sixth (l-6) part of pieces or
aarees of land situated and being in the the city OF
owosso. Comfy Of Shiawassee and State of Michi-
Fan, and described ~ follows tOwit; Lots five 10Y,
eight 49, and nine (9). In block Eve (5), according
10 the recorded plat OF the village lpow city, OF
Owosso, made by ID. Gould, Surveyor.
Dated, Owosso, 2lst day of October, A. d. 1887.
GEO. w. LORING,
Guardian of said George 8. Keyte.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
Shall They be Suppressed.

DR. Oscar DeWolfe, health commits
Toner of Chicago, thinks the use Of
ammonia in food should be sup
pressed, and says: "Ammonia is the
first combination produced in the de-
composition of animals, the feted
ammonia has not even the virtue of a
drug, and in none of its forms should
the drug itself be handled by unscien-
tifc persons. So far as the use OF
ammonia in baking powders is con-
cerned it is certainly harmful. Its
sale as a constituent element in hu-
man food should be discouraged and
prohibited"
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

II you sit down ct set OF sun.
And count the acts that you have done.
And, counting, fnd vi.
One self-denying deed, one word
That eased the heart Of him that heard,
One glance. most kind,
That fell like sunshine where IL went,
Then you may count that day well spent.
II.
But IL through all the livelong day,
You've cheered no heart by yea or nay;
Ifthrough II all,
You've nothing done that you can trace,
That brought the sunshine to one face,
No act, most small.
That helped some soul. nothing cost,
Then count that day as worse than lost!
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

This is to certify that / have sold
to DR.. VIM. Jopling V. S.,of this city,
my Veterinary Dental instruments
and Case, and have turned my prac-
tice over to him, and having given
him the necessary instructions, can
confidently recommend him to farm
ers and all owners Of horses whose
teeth need dressing or extracting.
PROF. c. G. ROBERTS, V. d.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
A Magnificent oHer, Il Accepted 81
Once.

No. 1.-THE TIMES, Price,. ............si o.
No. 2.-The American Agriculturalist, post
paid, English or GERMANY Tor the bal
ance or this year and all OF 1SSS-l4
months. Price, per year. ............... 1 0,
No. 3.-Fences. Gates and Bridges. most
practical volume, published October 9th.
lr only work Of the Kind extant. elegantly
bound in cloth and gold. 800 ilustra-
tions. Books on architecture abound,
but this Is the first work specially devot-
ed to the subjects upon which 1t treats.
There are chapters upon rail and other
primitive fences; stone, sod, board, and
barb-wire fences. hurdles, gates and fast
enings, wickets and Stiles country
bridges and cuiverts; and also chapter
on fence law. The large number ofillus-
trations are In most cases representations
Of fences, gates, etc., In actual use, the
utility OF which Is thus made clear.
Price ......... ......''''....'.''..''.. W
No. 4.-Engravings of the Homes of our Farm
er Presidents 1lxlS, issued during 1885
and 1887. viz: Washington. Jefferson,
jackson, Garfield, ETC., etc., together
with descriptions Of same, by eminent
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We will furnish all the above, postpaid for.. 81
Send six cents to ISL Broadway. N. Y. for mail
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The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

Miss @. M. Gooding recently from
the conservatory of music in Ann
Arbor, will give lessons in instrument
tai music. Residence, Comstock
block, Williams street. Terms, $40
for twenty lessons.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

For sale or exchange for city prop
erty, ~ acres of land situated in the
township of St. Charles. For par
ticulars inquire OF H. c. Newton,
Owosso.
California wool Hosiery and I'm
derwear direct at Osburn & Sons.
George Milo 1873, record 2 80 will
make fall season at $50, to insure.
Owosso, Sept. III, 1887.
At DEWEY & STEWART.
No city in the State sells carpets
so cheap as Owosso. All wool ply
ssc to Csc, sold in Detroit at Csc to
Ssc. Look and see.
OsBURN & Sons,
Owosso.
For sale-8o-acre farm, about 40
acres improved, with new house and
barn; one mile and half from good
market. Will sell or trade for Owosso
city property. Purchaser can get a
bargain by calling on or writing to
L. VanDusen or ]. d. Evans, Owosso,
Mich.
Toe slippers and walking shoes, in
the latest styles, at 7. Collins.
c. B. La Spirite Corsets, at Osburn
& Sons.
Subscribe Tor rHE TINES -$I.oo a
year, strictly tn ad0anee.
Genuine Pennsylvania fannels;
yarns, blankets, Golden Fleece Sax
ony, Midnight Germantown, sold by
us for IS years. If you don't know
them ask your neighbor about them
or call and see them.
OsBURN & Sons.
Cloaks /! Cloaks!! Shawls, un-
derwear; the place-Osburn & Sons.
Persons in need of building sand
can be supplied by leaving their orders
at the Office of Woodward Bros.
Clothing and warm goods for the
masculine gender in immense quaint
ties--cheap, at Osburn & Sons.
Smoke Dads yourself-Grahame &
Conner.
Standard ginghams, Sets, standard
prints, scts., Turkey red prints, 4 Ia
cts. at Osburn & Sons.
My friends laughed at the idea Of a
$500 bone mill, but since l got one
of Wilson's, advertised in THE TIMES,
the laugh is all on my side. Every
one that sees it has to acknowledge
it is perfect success. l can crack
enough shells for $50 fowls In three
minutes; and the same amount will
go five times farther than cracked
with a hammer. There is no waste,
and a child can crack them. Bones
take little more strength. 1t also
cracks corn easily and we'll.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
DIR. JACKSON,
OF FLINT.

SPECIALIST FOR CHRONIC DISEASES
At Merell House Saturday Oct. 20. and
erery f,oo sceehs thereafter.
TESTIMONIALS.
Flint. January 9th, 1887.
This Is 10 certify that had throat and
lung complaint, splitting of blood ETC.,
which compelled me to abandon my bust
ness. DR.. jackson cured me so that am
able to work, and feel entirely well.
GEO. w. LEFLAMBoY.
Flint, January 4th 1886.
have suffered with lost vitality, mental
depression, even to constant thoughts of
suicide, DR.. jackson cured me, after five
years of doctoring had failed 10 afford any
relief.
Flint, Mich, August 10th 1887.
Lost vitality, resulting from early indis-
cretions, lung trouble and a general loss OF
health, has made life burden; several
doctors failed to afford relief. DIR. Jack
son of Flint cured me.
was brought to the brink of the grave
by my chronic ailments. A council of
leading physicians gave me up to die. DIR.
jackson cured me, and / can cheerfully
advise all ladies to employ DR.. Jackson.
Mrs. G.. w. Gilbert, Third street, Flint.
was terribly afflicted by troubles that
are peculiar to woman. Great pressure and
heat on top of head, burning palms of
hands and soles of feet, also had tumor.
DR.. jackson cured me. Mrs. Erastus Gill
bert, Flint.
Flint, Mich, Sept. 10th, 1887.
wish to discharge a debt of gratitude
to DR.. J. III. Jackson in publicly giving
10 10 clyt in, tln nf
nv case. feet that others who may be
afflicted can be benefited by my proclaim
ing that DIR. Jackson's treatment has done
for me all / could ask. for they will then
more readily seek him as a physician,
knowing his success. G. /. MOORE.
Flint, Mich, May 18th, 1887.
Gratitude prompts me to testify to the
skill of Dr. Jackson. l was greatly sf.
flcted with chronic ailment of very
peculiar and complicated nature 1t was
always a great wonder to me how the
pleasant remedies employed by the doctor
could work such prompt and effective
cure. But the cure is mine and all who
may have use for skillful treatment will
find DR.. Jackson kind and attentive and
equal to any difficult case.-C. j. HAss.
rY-DR. JACKSON does not travel all
over the country. He is permanently To-
Gated at Flint, Mich, and only visits two
cities, Lapeer and Owosso making regular
visits every two soeeks. thus enabling per-
sons requiring skillful services for difficult
chronic diseases the personal examination
aad treatment of physician who devotes
his whole time to treating cases requiring
the care Of q specialist.
LADIES,
your ailments can be cured by DIR. Jack
son without local treatment, which neoer
performs real cure, only changing one
diseased condition into another-oftentime
more dangerous.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
A srant,. for sh. pope.

Princess CIotilde has just finished o
mantle she has embroidered for the pope
at her seat at Moncalleri. The mantle.
which is of white satin embroidered with
golden flowers. will be sent to the ap-
preaching exhibition to be held Mt the
Vatican on the occasion of the pope's
jubilee. New York Graphic.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

Next week Dewey & Stewart will
plot their land in the third ward OF
this city, and the same will be in
market as soon as said plot is COM
plete.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

Portions of the Bible have already been
printed for the blind in 249 languages,
using the invention OF DR.. Moon.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

The Old Reliable stands in the
front rank for reliable goods and
immense stocks. The big blows
about town do not retard its progress.
The people know the reliable stores.
OsBURN & Sons.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

The Corean government Is having three
large from steamers built ty firm at
Chemulto.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

Everybody smoke Dads-Grahame
& Connor.
c. N. Andrus is offering for the
next 80 days No. 8 cooking stove
with full line of furniture for $I4.5o,
bargain, call and see it.
Smoke your wife's Dad-Grahame
& Conner.
Great bargains in pillow shoes at ].
Collins.
You can secure bargains in all lines
Of hardware at at Andrus, opposite
Exchange Hotel.
Smoke your fathers Dad -Grahame
& Conner.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28
Notice to Hoyseuaen.

Bancroft, October 9th, 1887.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1887-10-28

LADIES,
your ailments can be cured by DIR. jack
son without local treatment, which neoer
performs real cure, only changing one
diseased condition into another-oftentime
more dangerous.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-15
DEATH OF A. E. HOWELL.

A. E. Howell, Esq, died at Findlay
Monday morning, and was buried at
Flushing yesterday Wednesday,.
Mr.. Howell was son of Mr.. Hiram
Howell, we'll known and influential
farmer of Flushing township. He read
law with John Pollock, Esq, of st
Clairsville, and, like all of the best
lawyers we have ever had, maintained
himself by teaching during the winter
months. Last winter he taught in the
Bowles district, adjoining town on the
south, boarding in town, and studying
his text books at night. He was an in
tellectual man, an especially fine recita
zionist, manly and sincere, and of supe-
rior moral character.
Last March he went to Findlay, where
he had brother practicing medicine
Filled with high hopes and noble ambi
tion, the picture of sturdy health when
he went from here, his early death is
peculiarly sad. He was a victim of ty>
phoid fever, which grappled him within
a few weeks after he located at Findlay
and during the long summer never for
an hour loosened its grip upon its vic
tim. Notwithstanding his friends here
knew he was wasted and delirious from
this most fatal and dreaded of all dis
eases peculiar to this climate, and that
recovery was mpossible, the announce.
mcnt of his death on Monday was a
shock to all of them.
The Masonic bodies of st. Clsirsville
of which he was member, attended The
funeral.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-15
ST. cLAIRsyILLE Me. CHURCH.

Rev. W. 81. Haskell, concluded a very
successful three years pastorate in the
NJ. E. church in this place. on last Sab
bath, and on Tuesday started to Con-
ference at Cleveland. His report to the
congregation slows a total membership
of 292-l3 of whom are probatiOners
The report for the three years of his
pastorate shows that he received into
the church on probation 90; received in
to full membership 80; dismissed by let
ter 6; continued 13; discontinued Is.
Baptisms-Children 80; adults 45;
deaths IA.
Contributions were made as follows:
For superannuates S145; for Missions
Sabbath school 1855, church S441, total
ST96; Womans Foreign Missionary So
ciety 5000; paid for all objects $1,000.
The showing is good one.
At an adjourned session of the Quar-
terly Conference on Friday evening, the
official board of the church passed the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That we Join in commencing our
beloved pastor, Rev. W. h. Haskell, as an
able, jealous preacher, and an energetic, tire
less laborer in the vineyard of the Lord
That we render to him our thanks and graf
itude for the earnest and faithful manner in
which be has performed his duties, and for his
devotion to the interests of the church gener-
ally, during his pastorate in this place.
That in severing our relations we extend to
him and his estimable family cur best wishes
and prayers, and express the hope that wherev-
er his lot may be cast, his labors for the right
and in the interests of the Masters cause may
continue to be as fruitful of good results as
| they have been in this place.
Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1887-09-15

Rev. DAVID A. DUFF. son of the late
Thos. Duff, of Wheeling township, after
an illness of about month, died on Sun.
day at his hone in Gault, Ontario, Can
ada. from disease resembling fiux, snd
which was an epidemic in that locality
aged 45 years.
Deceased was born on the Duff homet
stead in Wheeling township. He was y
graduate of Franklin College and began
the study of theology under the tutor
ship of the late Rev. Dr. J. B. Johnston,
of this place, and completed his studies
in the o. P. Theological Seminary. at
Allegheny He began his career in the
ministry about sixteen years ago. at Ge-
neva, n. Y, after which he was called
to Stewards Station, near Pittsburgh
and thence in 1871 to Gault. He stood
10 high repute as minister and was
greatly beloved by the people among
whom he labored.
Deceased leaves a wife and three chill
dren, and mother. Mrs. Margaret Duff, OF
this place, three brothers and three sis
ters who are bereft and saddened by his
death. The funeral took place on Wed
nesday and the remains of the pastor
we're at his own request laid to rest
among those of his own congregation
who had preceded him to the tomb al
| Gault.